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  • BIRTH 29/10/1921
  • DEATH 10/12/1978
  • Country Italy
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIES 19

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto TozziFausto Tozzi (29 October 1921 – 10 December 1978) was an Italian film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 70 films between 1951 and 1978. He wrote the script for The Defeated Victor, which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He also directed one film, Trastevere.

Born in Rome, after graduating in accountancy Tozzi made several humble jobs, including peddler and bird taxidermist. He was introduced in the cinema industry by Sergio Amidei, for whom he worked as a stenographer. Through Amidei, Tozzi met Renato Castellani, with whom he collaborated as a screenwriter for Professor, My Son (1946) and Under the Sun of Rome (1948, based on a Tozzi's original story). In the early 1950s, he also started working as an assistant director and as an actor, sometimes being cast in main roles. His typical roles were of hardmen and villains. He was also active on stage, where he is best known for the role of Gnecco in Rugantino, and on television, in which he is well known for his performance as Menelaus in L'Odissea.

Tozzi died of respiratory failure, aged 57.

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Fausto Tozzi

Show

The Odyssey (1968)
The Odyssey (1968)
Menelao

Movies (19)

The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion
Rescue Captain
Chino
Chino
Cruz
The Deserter
The Deserter
Orozco
Dio, sei proprio un padreterno!
Dio, sei proprio un padreterno!
Massara
El Cid
El Cid
Dolfos
El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño
El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño
Pat Garrett
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Foreman
Costantino il grande
Costantino il grande
Hadrian
Quelli che contano
Quelli che contano
Don Ricuzzo Cantimo
Gli esecutori
Gli esecutori
Luigi Nicoletta
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
Frank
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers
Albert Anastasia
The Visit
The Visit
Darvis (uncredited)
Le Meraviglie di Aladino
Le Meraviglie di Aladino
Grand Vizier
La mano spietata della legge
La mano spietata della legge
Nicolò Patrovita
La Faute de l'abbé Mouret
La Faute de l'abbé Mouret
Jeanbernat
I coltelli del vendicatore
I coltelli del vendicatore
Hagen
Casta diva
Casta diva
Gaetano Donizetti
Per grazia ricevuta
Per grazia ricevuta
Primario